diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index e948fc0..634bd51 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 project = 'magnet'
 copyright = '2023, Prismadic, LLC'
 author = 'Prismadic, LLC.'
-release = '0.2.8'
+release = '0.2.9'
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
 # https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#general-configuration
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 display_github = True
 html_logo = "../magnet.png"
 pygments_style = 'dracula'
-version = "v0.2.8"
+version = "v0.2.9"
 release = "latest"
 # -- Options for HTML output -------------------------------------------------
 # https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#options-for-html-output
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 06c185d..3dca83a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "llm_magnet"
-version = "0.2.8"
+version = "0.2.9"
 description = "the small distributed language model toolkit. fine-tune state-of-the-art LLMs anywhere, rapidly."
 readme = "dynamic"
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5e05af7..3acddb7 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='llm_magnet',
-    version='0.2.8',
+    version='0.2.9',
     description="the small distributed language model toolkit. fine-tune state-of-the-art LLMs anywhere, rapidly.",
     long_description=open('README.md').read(),
     long_description_content_type='text/markdown',